Question 1

The constant appearance of new strains of influenza virus is an example of

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A)  a model.
B)  evolution.
C)  selection pressure.
D)  survivorship.
E)  success.F) C) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 2

When a woman is giving birth, the head of the baby pushes against her cervix and stimulates release of the hormone oxytocin.Oxytocin travels in the blood and stimulates the uterus to contract.Labor contractions become more and more intense until the baby is expelled.This is an example of

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A)  negative feedback.
B)  positive feedback.
C)  dynamic equilibrium.
D)  integration control.
E)  set point adjustment.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 3

The principal theory of how evolution works is called

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A)  natural pressure.
B)  selective pressure.
C)  darwinian pressure.
D)  natural adaptation.
E)  natural selection.F) D) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 4

Feeling for swollen lymph nodes is an example of auscultation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

wrote the most influential medical textbook of the ancient era.

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A)  Hippocrates
B)  Aristotle
C)  Galen
D)  Vesalius
E)  AvicennaF) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 6

Which of the following lists examples of body structures from the simplest to the most complex?

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A)  mitochondrion, connective tissue, protein, stomach, adipocyte (fat cell) 
B)  protein, mitochondrion, adipocyte (fat cell) , connective tissue, stomach
C)  mitochondrion, connective tissue, stomach, protein, adipocyte (fat cell) 
D)  protein, adipocyte (fat cell) , stomach, connective tissue, mitochondrion
E)  protein, stomach, connective tissue, adipocyte (fat cell) , mitochondrionF) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 7

All functions of the body can be interpreted as the effects of cellular activity.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

An is composed of two or more tissues types, whereas are microscopic structures in a cell.

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A)  organ system, organs
B)  organ system, organelles
C)  organ, organelles
D)  organ, molecules
E)  organelle, moleculesF) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 9

The is defined as a healthy male 22 years old, weighing 70 kg (154 lb) , under no environmental stress, and consuming 2,800 kilocalories (kcal)  per day; whereas the is the same except for a weight of 58 kg (128 lb)  and an intake of 2,000 kcal/day.

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A)  normal man, normal woman
B)  normal male, normal female
C)  average man, average woman
D)  average male, average woman
E)  reference man, reference womanF) A) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 10

Feeling structures with your fingertips is called , whereas tapping on the body and listening for sounds of abnormalities is called

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A)  palpation; auscultation.
B)  auscultation; percussion.
C)  percussion; auscultation.
D)  palpation; percussion.
E)  percussion; palpation.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 11

Evolutionary (darwinian) medicine traces some of our diseases to our evolutionary past.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Most primates are , meaning they live in trees.

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A)  prehensile
B)  bipedal
C)  cursorial
D)  troglodytic
E)  arborealF) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 13

Humans are born before their nervous system have matured, which is traceable to

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A)  their inability to regulate body temperature.
B)  skeletal adaptations to bipedalism.
C)  the arboreal habits of early primates.
D)  the conditions of modern civilization.
E)  the diet of early species of Homo.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

Which of the following is most likely to cause disease?

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A)  positive feedback
B)  negative feedback
C)  homeostasis
D)  equilibrium
E)  irritabilityF) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 15

The plural of villus (hair)  is whereas the plural of diagnosis is

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A)  villuses, diagnosises.
B)  villi, diagnoses.
C)  villus, diagnosis.
D)  villi, diagnosis.
E)  villuses, diagnosis.F) All of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 16

The change in size of the bone marrow (where blood cells are produced)  as an infant matures is an example of , whereas the transformation of blood stem cells into white blood cells is an example of

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A)  development, differentiation.
B)  growth, development.
C)  growth, differentiation.
D)  differentiation, growth.
E)  differentiation, development.F) B) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 17

The term fallopian tube (uterine tube)  is an example of

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A)  a Latin root used in medical terminology.
B)  the use of prefixes to name an anatomical structure.
C)  the use of suffixes to name an anatomical structure.
D)  an eponym.
E)  an acronym.F) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 18

We can see through bones with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following lists levels of human structure from the most complex to the simplest?

Accepted Answer

A)  organelle, cell, tissue, organ, organ system
B)  organ system, organ, cell, tissue, organelle
C)  organ system, organelle, tissue, cell, organ
D)  organ system, organ, tissue, cell, organelle
E)  organ, organ system, tissue, cell, organelleF) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 20

is the view that not everything about an organism can be understood or predicted from the knowledge of its components; that is, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

Accepted Answer

A)  Naturalism
B)  Reductionism
C)  Holism
D)  Materialism
E)  ScienceF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Exam 1: Major Themes of Anatomy and Physiology

Which of the following lists levels of human structure from the most complex to the simplest?

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All functions of the body can be interpreted as the effects of cellular activity.

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Humans are born before their nervous system have matured, which is traceable to

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We can see through bones with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

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The term fallopian tube (uterine tube) is an example of

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The plural of villus (hair) is whereas the plural of diagnosis is

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The constant appearance of new strains of influenza virus is an example of

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When a woman is giving birth, the head of the baby pushes against her cervix and stimulates release of the hormone oxytocin.Oxytocin travels in the blood and stimulates the uterus to contract.Labor contractions become more and more intense until the baby is expelled.This is an example of

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The is defined as a healthy male 22 years old, weighing 70 kg (154 lb) , under no environmental stress, and consuming 2,800 kilocalories (kcal) per day; whereas the is the same except for a weight of 58 kg (128 lb) and an intake of 2,000 kcal/day.

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The principal theory of how evolution works is called

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Evolutionary (darwinian) medicine traces some of our diseases to our evolutionary past.

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Feeling for swollen lymph nodes is an example of auscultation.

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is the view that not everything about an organism can be understood or predicted from the knowledge of its components; that is, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

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Which of the following is most likely to cause disease?

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wrote the most influential medical textbook of the ancient era.

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Feeling structures with your fingertips is called , whereas tapping on the body and listening for sounds of abnormalities is called

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Most primates are , meaning they live in trees.

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Which of the following lists examples of body structures from the simplest to the most complex?

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An is composed of two or more tissues types, whereas are microscopic structures in a cell.

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The change in size of the bone marrow (where blood cells are produced) as an infant matures is an example of , whereas the transformation of blood stem cells into white blood cells is an example of

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